diff --git a/src/index.cpp b/src/index.cpp
index 4f33b5ee..d5c91d35 100644
--- a/src/index.cpp
+++ b/src/index.cpp
@@ -2206,6 +2206,10 @@ void Index::search(std::vector<query_tokens_t>& field_query_tokens,
                 }
             }
 
+            if(!field_query_tokens[i].q_phrases.empty() && phrase_match_ids_size == 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             auto actual_filter_ids = filter_ids;
             auto actual_filter_ids_length = filter_ids_length;
 
@@ -2319,7 +2323,7 @@ void Index::search(std::vector<query_tokens_t>& field_query_tokens,
             }
 
             if(phrase_match_ids_size != 0) {
-                delete actual_filter_ids;
+                delete [] actual_filter_ids;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/collection_specific_test.cpp b/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
index 271bb1db..0d1dc059 100644
--- a/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
@@ -2241,6 +2241,11 @@ TEST_F(CollectionSpecificTest, PhraseSearchMultipleFields) {
 
     ASSERT_EQ(1, results["hits"].size());
 
+    results = coll1->search(R"("dog and cat")", {"title", "description"},
+                            "description: about", {}, {}, {2, 2}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true, true}, 10).get();
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, results["hits"].size());
+
     collectionManager.drop_collection("coll1");
 }